Community Development Announcements

November 2013

2013 CDBG allocation has been received. The Economic Development portion of approximately $15,000,000 is available now. The balance of the grant will be for residential water and wastewater infrastructure only in the amount of approximately $25,000,000 and is still pending with the Water Infrastructure Authority (WIA). As soon as the release from WIA is received, a notice of funding availability will be distributed.

Effective February 1, 2013, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) recipients of the Division of Community Assistance are required to submit the Monthly Performance Status Report instead of the Quarterly Progress Report. The new Bulletin 13-1 explains this requirement.

Community Development Block Grant recipients are required to verify that their contractors are not barred from doing business with the Federal government and to have a debarment certification on file. An updated bulletin with the new federal debarment list website is available for viewing.

The final 2013 Consolidated Annual Action Plan (AAP) is now available on the Consolidated Plan page. The NC AAP details the state’s plans for housing and community development programs and spending for 2013.

October 2012

The joint North Carolina Community Development Association (NCCDA) and Professional Housing Rehabilitation Association of NC (PHRANC) 2012 Fall Training Conference was held in Raleigh on November 13-14, 2012.

The Office of Community Investment and Commerce Finance Center have submitted the 2011 CDBG Grant Report to the NC Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations Fiscal Research Division. Please visit the Consolidated Plan pagefor that report and other CDBG reports.

The 2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs have been announced. Local governments are encouraged to review the program documents and provide comments by 5:00 pm on September 14, 2012. Please review the CDBG Guidelines and Applicationsfor more information.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Labor Relations (OLR) will be holding free Federal Labor Standards Training on August 29-30, 2012. Visit HUD's website for more information.

The Governor’s Innovative Small Business Community Award recognizes projects, strategies and/or initiatives that reflect excellence in small business and entrepreneurship in North Carolina. The deadline for nominations was 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 9, 2012. For more information and application instructions visit the GISBCA information page.

May 2012

Community Investment and Assistance participated in the North Carolina Community Development Association Spring Conference. Please visit the Trainings and Workshops page to view presentations.

The quarterly reports for CDBG American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding are now available online. Please visit the CDBG-R page for more information.

The 2011 NC Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) was submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on March 30, 2012. To view the final report, please visit the Consolidated Plan webpage.